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Arkansas in 2023

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +8.7%, against +5.7% for the United States and +16.5% in 2022.

12,842 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,360 single-family), −10.6% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+8.7%Arkansas index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
12,842housing units permitted in 20239,360 single-family
56 of 62counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.6%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Howard County+35.6%000.0
St. Francis County+32.1%550.2
Sharp County+20.6%110.1
Izard County+20.0%11110.8
Poinsett County+20.0%82543.6
Stone County+19.3%220.2
Van Buren County+18.0%550.3
Clark County+15.2%550.2
Little River County+14.3%440.3
Conway County+13.6%17170.8
Franklin County+12.8%24221.4
Benton County+11.6%4,7173,52314.2
Crawford County+11.3%155712.5
Ouachita County+11.1%750.3
Grant County+11.0%29291.5
Fulton County+10.8%000.0
Johnson County+10.7%13130.5
Montgomery County+10.1%000.0
Drew County+10.0%840.5
Garland County+10.0%84780.8
Baxter County+9.9%64501.5
Washington County+9.8%2,1761,8048.0
Sebastian County+9.7%4102443.1
Polk County+9.6%220.1
White County+9.6%2101982.6
Jackson County+9.4%930.5
Boone County+9.3%244226.3
Lonoke County+9.3%3341604.4
Madison County+9.2%22221.2
Faulkner County+9.0%6043324.5
Saline County+8.1%2912832.2
Jefferson County+7.6%94401.5
Crittenden County+7.5%56561.2
Yell County+7.5%16120.8
Pulaski County+7.2%1,4041,1263.5
Lawrence County+6.9%89485.5
Pope County+6.9%60330.9
Scott County+6.4%000.0
Marion County+6.3%19919911.3
Greene County+6.0%120662.5
Union County+5.9%19190.5
Sevier County+5.7%880.5
Cleburne County+4.7%23190.9
Mississippi County+4.5%49491.3
Perry County+4.5%220.2
Independence County+4.3%660.2
Searcy County+3.8%000.0
Cross County+3.5%25231.5
Craighead County+3.2%9455618.1
Randolph County+2.7%5793.0
Hempstead County+1.3%000.0
Clay County+0.8%330.2
Arkansas County+0.7%15150.9
Logan County+0.7%640.3
Cleveland County+0.4%000.0
Newton County+0.4%000.0
Miller County−0.2%36200.8
Columbia County−0.7%20200.9
Carroll County−0.8%21190.7
Ashley County−2.2%000.0
Hot Spring County−3.4%660.2
Bradley County−14.5%110.1
Chicot County—10101.1
Desha County—440.4
Lincoln County—330.2
Phillips County—110.1
Pike County—000.0
Woodruff County—330.5

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Arkansas by year010,00020,0001995: 11,707 units (7,295 single-family, 4,412 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 11,144 units (7,671 single-family, 3,473 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 11,026 units (6,831 single-family, 4,195 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 10,021 units (7,160 single-family, 2,861 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 11,502 units (7,749 single-family, 3,753 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 9,203 units (6,927 single-family, 2,276 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 10,407 units (7,457 single-family, 2,950 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 12,436 units (8,007 single-family, 4,429 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 14,839 units (10,072 single-family, 4,767 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 15,855 units (10,563 single-family, 5,292 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 17,932 units (13,191 single-family, 4,741 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 13,885 units (10,769 single-family, 3,116 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 11,031 units (7,990 single-family, 3,041 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 8,810 units (5,219 single-family, 3,591 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 7,056 units (4,526 single-family, 2,530 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 7,177 units (4,648 single-family, 2,529 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,800 units (4,141 single-family, 2,659 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 8,231 units (5,417 single-family, 2,814 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 7,481 units (5,521 single-family, 1,960 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 7,666 units (5,257 single-family, 2,409 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 8,500 units (5,709 single-family, 2,791 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 9,474 units (6,816 single-family, 2,658 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 10,795 units (7,376 single-family, 3,419 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 10,179 units (7,354 single-family, 2,825 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 12,723 units (7,869 single-family, 4,854 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 12,493 units (8,802 single-family, 3,691 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 14,198 units (10,563 single-family, 3,635 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 14,364 units (9,473 single-family, 4,891 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 12,842 units (9,360 single-family, 3,482 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 13,684 units (9,819 single-family, 3,865 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 15,492 units (10,298 single-family, 5,194 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Arkansas by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.